Attachment for tents



June' 2. 1

J. F. M GILL ATTACHMENT FOR TENTS Filed April 8, 1924 Patented June 2,1925.

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AmTA- NT FOR TEN/BS.

Application fi led Aqaril 8,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 11, J HN. MoGuLL, a citizen;of the United States, residing at Quentico, in the county at PrinceWilliam; and State at Vim inie, have invent d s new and usefulAttachment 05 Tents, 0t which the. following is a specification.

This invention is an attechment 0! protecting the sides and aprons oftents from the rotting action of rain Wete g, draining from the tcnt'fly or the tent 1109i, and spilling, or blowing on these 1,)erts,

lit is common experience in militory encampments, that even. Where tentsare carefully surrounded by ditches, the ground frequently becomes watersoaked, end wateli will; splash. from the; contiguous. ditches to, theaprons of a tent, and also will seep in under the tent floor. In course.ofi time the fabric, subjected to. such exposure rots, becomes.mildewed' or otherwise. so. affected. that it becomes useless, and: thetent must then be put out of service until proper repairs may be made.It requires. time and considerable labor to properly ditch a camp.

The nmin ditches are usually dug on the outboard sides ends are parallelwith the company streets; the feeders o1: ditches. to drain the. Waterfrom each tent are dug under the edges osi the fly and lead to the mainditch or drain, (Dare has to be exercised in the construction of thesedrains, because if they are too deep they form puddles, and it not deepenough, water will drain into the tent on the. floor thereot, or intothe company stizeets.

In. thev Tropics, ehdi especially in camps. Where the Water supply islimited, it is. common practice. tov rig. every conceivable sort. 0tdevice on the lower edges oi thetent roof or fly, as the case. may be,in Quder to catch the rain water for, Washing, etc. Bun-cine lezwes,bamboo and even. gutters made. 015 lumber are some. of the commoncxpedicnts resented to for catching rain, water and diverting it intobuckets.

@ne. of the objects of the invention is to protect the canvas sides andpuons of a 1924. Serial No. 704,923,

tcnt against rotting action of the elements, by providing simple meansfor catching- Water, as, it flows down the inclination of the tent flyor tent roof, and todivert it to convenient point of discharge. A,further object is to produce a, device oi the charuc-teu mentioned, Wliich when in operation, will greatly simplify the. question oit ditchingmilitary camp. A further object is to p ovide e device which ill serveto divert rein water for washing, etc., to; a point Where it may beconyeniently discharged into bucket or like receptacle.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and par icular ypointed ut in e claims,

In the accompanying .(h- 'anvingfz-r.

Figure 1 is e perspectirve View il l sti-gating a portion of e -tent,fly With; the, invention applied thereto, Figure, 2 is. a detail see.tional View on, the. line 2:72, Figure Figure 3, is. an enlarged deteilfront View, illustrating the discharge spout. Figure 4; is across-sectional ViGW' on the line 4 7%,, Figure 3.

efienring to the. duztwing, 10 designetes {l tent fly at the type.conunonlyused by the military and nsrval, forces of the United b'tetes,the same being supported by the e- L pr g t p e L n dg 'pele L2, and,guy copes L3, the latter engaging tent pegs 14 The tify, may besupported h de-pend} era-(1 y i the lush-her iih struted, or it new heplaced over the. roof ogii a term, a d supported by the tent poles in a,manner e ussleee d in the art.

1 esign t s e gu e Wh c c nsists O at $5 con-yes; strip 15, doubled oyeuupon itself; to proyide a pocket which encloses a strand; of nope 1 6The rope is spaced from the fold and secured in place by stitches; 11and 18, extending. through. the layers. of; cane 51S, ascleerly shown inIf igupe 2. The. poction of; canvas between the fold and the rope formsa, rib or extension. 19. The portion 20 of the canvas forms. a. flangeWhich is sewed directly to, the tent fly by suitable stitching,

It will be noted that the gutter G is illustrated as inclined along thefly to obtain direct flow of water to the front. Any desired inclinationmay be adopted, but experience has demonstrated that on the fly of astandard tent (9 feet by 9 feet), a total inclination of lS'inches isvery effective. r

The delivery end of the gutter G is turned back upon itself as indicatedat 21, to form a spout which is so disposed so as to depend in aposition over the forward corner of the tent fly, the terminal of thecanvas being extended, as indicated at 22, to form a supporting earsecured to the fly.

In operation, water flowing down over the surface of the tent fly (orthe tent roof) is arrested by the gutter G, the rope 16 and the rib 19serving to provide a ridge of substantial capacity. By reason of theinclination of the gutter the water is caused to flow forwardly to thespout 21, which is so disposed that a bucket placed beneath it willreceive all of the water discharged by the gutter. It is apparent thatany ditch placed around the tent may be so placed as to directly receivethe water discharged from the spout.

The advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art. It will be particularly noted that by catching thewater on the roof of a tent or tent fly, and diverting its flow so as todischarge it at a fixed point, the usual splashing and soaking of thesides and aprons will be greatly reduced, and therefore the life of thetent will be considerably increased. It

' will also'be clearly understood that by means of the invention, theditching of a military camp may be greatly simplified ever present daypractice. By securing a gutter of the type described to a tent or tentfly, and providing it with a discharge spout, temporary gutters arerendered unnecessary and simple means are provided by which the rainwater may be readily collected. and stored if desired. An importantadvantage is that while the device is capable of diverting the normalflow of rain water, it will not interfere with the folding of the tentor tent fly when not in use. I

It will be understood that although the invention has been specificallyillustrated and described as applied to a tent fly, it is not limited tothis particular, but is equally applicable to the roof of a tent and thelike.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described anoperative man ner of constructing and using the same, although withoutattempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or allof the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1. The combination with atent fly or the like, of a strip of material secured thereto near oneedge, said n'iaterial having a longitudinally disposed raised portion tointercept any water which may flow down said Q. The combination with atent fly or the like, of a strip of material secured thereto near oneedge, said material having a longitudinally disposed raised portion tointercept any water which may flow down said fly, said strip of materialhaving a spout at its delivery end.

3. The combination with a tent fly or the like, of a strip of materialsecured thereto near one edge, said material having a longitudinallydisposed raised portion to intercept any water which may flow down saidfly, said strip of material being inclined from front to back.

4. The combination with a tent fly or the like, of a strip of materialsecured thereto near one edge, said material having a longitudinallydisposed raised portion to intercept any water which may flow down saidfly, said strip of material being inclined from front-to back, the lowerend of the strip having a depending spout overhanging the frontedge ofthe fly.

5. The combination with a tent fly or the like, of a gutter of flexiblematerial se cured contiguous to one edge thereof and foldable with thefly.

6. A tent attachment of the character described comprising alongitudinal rib-like portion, and a lateral extension adapted to besecured to a tent or a tent fly.

7. A tent attachment of the character described comprising a strip offlexible material having a longitudinally disposed length of ropeenclosed therein, said strip having a laterally disposed portion bymeans of which it may be secured to a tent or tent fly.

8. A tent attachment of the character described comprising a strip offlexible material, a length of longitudinally disposed rope enclosedtherein, said strip having a lateral extension by which it may besecured to a tent or lent fly, said strip also having a rib extendingparallel with said rope.

9. A tent attachment of the character described comprising alongitudinal rib-like portion and a lateral extension adapted to besecured to a tent or tent fly, the forward end of the attachment havinga depending Spout.

10. A tent attachment of the character described comprising a strip offlexible material having an enlarged rib, and a lateral extensionadapted to be secured to a tent or tent fly, the forward end of saidcanvas strip and rib being folded back upon itself and the parts unitedto form a spout.

11. A tent attachment of the character described comprising a strip offlexible material having an enlarged rib and a lateral extension adaptedto be secured to a tent or tent fly, the forward end of said canms stripand rib being folded back upon itself and the parts united to form aspout, the eontiguous teln'iinal ot the canvas strip being extended toprovide an attaching ear.

12. A tent attachment of the character de scribed comprising a strip offlexible material having a longitudinally disposed length of ropeenclosed therein, said strip having a laterally disposed portion bymeans of which it may be secured to a tent or tent fly said rope beingbent back at one end to form a loop, the eontinguous portions of thelaterally disposed portions of the strip being united, whereby a spoutis formed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand[ JOHN F. MoGILL.

